M5.1 earthquake 4 km SSW of Salvacion, Philippines
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of Salvacion, Philippines on Mon, Apr 12, 2004, 7:00 PM GMT+8 (11:00 UTC), 91 km (56 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (Mwc, centroid moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-04-12 11:00:16 UTC
- Depth
- 90.7 km (56.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 8.674° N, 126.199° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | Mwc, centroid moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.08 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.1 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (II PIVS) at Butuan.
From the USGS event page for usp000csb2. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Reverse (thrust)
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 12°, dip 45°, rake 111°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 163°, dip 49°, rake 70°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 78°
- Stations used
- 68
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.03 km NNE of Taligaman, Philippines · 8202 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.719 km E of Cortes, Philippines · 8192 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.57 km WSW of Aras-asan, Philippines · 8192 days ago · 42 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.65 km S of San Miguel, Philippines · 8163 days ago · 136 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.719 km ENE of Bacolod, Philippines · 8153 days ago · 43 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000csb2 (also filed as gcmtc041204b, gcmt20040412110016, iscgem7329129). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC.